Anglo-Norman.
Associate in Nursing.
(forming adjectives and nouns) belonging to or relating to; a person belonging to or coming from
European
(forming adjectives and nouns) typical of or resembling; a person typical of
Elizabethan
(forming adjectives and nouns) adhering to or following; an adherent of
Christian
(forming nouns) a person who specializes or is expert in
dietitian
phonetician
See a 1.
An was formerly often used before words that begin with h and are unstressed on the first syllable: an hotel ; an historic meeting . Sometimes the initial h was not pronounced. This usage is now becoming obsolete
before 950; Middle English; Old English ān one in a weakened sense
First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English, unstressed phonetic variant of and
< Greek. See a- 6, in- 3, un- 1
Middle English < Latin -ānus, -āna, -ānum; in some words replacing -ain, -en < Old French < Latin
From the Latin word annō
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Social isolation is an objective measure of the quantity of social connection in behavior, while loneliness is a subjective measure of a person’s emotional dissatisfaction with the quality of their relationships.
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Last week, Amazon said it had signed a 20-year power-purchase deal with Constellation that included an upgrade of a nuclear plant on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay, adding 190 megawatts of power.
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That number grew to 18% in 1970 and increased further to an estimated 29% by 2022.
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Nvidia has been on an investing tear recently, pumping billions into the neocloud space.
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According to the best medical theories of his day, Dr. Harlow diagnoses an imbalance of bodily "humors."
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An inheritance is not an inheritance until it goes into your bank account after the death of the decedent in question.
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An oral 15-PGDH inhibitor has already reached clinical testing for a different age related problem: muscle weakness.
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An emergency order could come soon, changing these prisoners’ lives before most people even learn the case exists.
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An hour and a half later, as passengers waited in the dark, a drone struck nearby.
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An ear-splitting crack -and they were overwhelmed by roaring whiteness.
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In her verdict, Judge AN Tse Ching relied in part on the messages exchanged after the encounter, according to the South China Morning Post, external.
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AutoNation AN -5.07%decrease; red down pointing triangle reported lower fourth-quarter revenue, weighed down by fewer comparable sales of both new and used vehicles.
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THE SDC IS AN international smorgasbord of ideas and inspiration, but it is not Ikea.
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They screamed up at the bleachers: “GIMME AN E!”
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
I just - I do have to say it’s an- it’s an absolutely great novel, and he was a great writer.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 20, 2023
For too many parents and their children, getting into a highly selective school isn’t just another challenge, just an- other goal.
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Brooks arrived at the restaurant along with Valerie Jamieson, an- other physics editor from New Scientist, who introduced herself with a melodic Scottish brogue.
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From top, the band Yuck was among those that appeared on the tour; Stephen Pope of Wavves, appropriately named, an- other cruise group; Lou Barlow, leaning back, playing with Sebadoh.
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No one makes the connection that the an- cient Incans we’re studying—a civilization respected through- out the world for its technology and art and architecture—are Rosita’s ancestors.
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That was what they sang for the next few months as they wound through college campuses and through the bus route from Saket -an old protestor's chant about azaadi, freedom.
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Along with Senegal, Dahomey and the Voltaic Republic, the French Sudan completed the formation of the Mali Federation -an area of 680,000 square miles and 10 million people, with headquarters in Dakar.
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Dumas once summed up his own significance: "I carry with me wherever I go - I don't know how it is, but it is so -an atmosphere of life and stir which has become proverbial."
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They bemoaned "a blood bath with no military objective" -an accusation belied, not only by the British photographs of the industrial damage but also by Commandant Fontaine's eyewitness account of it.
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‘In the end,’ he whispered, ‘he summons -an elemental.’
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The result was published in an. edition of 300,000 copies in England last month.
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Balogh's ideas are an. odd mixture of common sense and doctrinaire Pestering.
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Browsing among the classics of 19th Century fiction has lately proved an. inexpensive and richly rewarded occupation for Hollywood story departments.
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With the Symphony for the last two springs "Doc" Davison's singers have given Bach's great B Minor Mass. With the Vassar Glee Club in Poughkeepsie this spring they made an. evening of Brahms's German Requiem.
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F, nearly ripe sporangium, × 50: i, from in front; ii, from the side. an. ring. st. point of opening.
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I put the turning point in the spring of 2009, when A.N.
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A couple of decades later, Gottlob Frege with his "Begriffsshrift" and then Bertrand Russell and A.N.
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The Spring Valley-Wesley Heights Citizens Association’s website states that Wesley Heights, one of the country’s first planned communities, was developed in the 1920s by W.C. and A.N.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2022
In his decades since scouting, A.N. says he’s experienced severe emotional trauma, including “shame, humiliation and loss of enjoyment of life.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2020
“But that was A.N. And I never liked it half as much as I like it with you.”
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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